diff --git a/source/_posts/2023-01-04-release-20231.markdown b/source/_posts/2023-01-04-release-20231.markdown index c53f0b9e3aa..06f5e135056 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2023-01-04-release-20231.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2023-01-04-release-20231.markdown @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ PS: Did you know [Home Assistant is now on Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@home - [The year of the voice!](#the-year-of-the-voice) -- [Aliases for voice assistants](#aliases-for-voice-assistants) +- [Entity aliases for voice assistants](#entity-aliases-for-voice-assistants) - [Matter updates](#matter-updates) - [Calendar updates](#calendar-updates) - [Translation \& automation editor improvements for entity attributes](#translation--automation-editor-improvements-for-entity-attributes) @@ -85,31 +85,36 @@ their language's contributions and making sure they are grammatically correct. Anyone can apply to become one. If you want to apply to be a language leader, join us in [#devs_voice on Discord](/join-chat) or [open an issue](https://github.com/home-assistant/intents/issues). -## Aliases for voice assistants +## Entity aliases for voice assistants -{% details "TODO" %} +The first little thing related to the voice project found in Home Assistant: +Aliases for entity names are now configurable via the UI. -- Expand story -- Replace screenshot -- Spelling/grammar +Currently, configured aliases are used by Google Assistant and, of course, can +later be used by our own voice assistant. -{% enddetails %} +These aliases are helpful in case you call the same device by multiple names +or when using a voice assistant in multiple languages at the same time. -Aliases for entity names are now configurable via the UI. Aliases are currently -used by Google Assistant and was previously only available for use in YAML. -This can, of course, later be used by our own Home Assistant voice assistant -as well. +Screenshot showing the alias editing capabilities added to the more info dialog of entities -These aliases are helpful in case you call the same device by multiple names, -or, when using a voice assistant in multiple languages at the same time. +The new aliases feature can be found on each entity's more information dialog +in the settings tab in the advanced section. If you use +[Home Assistant Could](https://www.nabucasa.com/), you can also manage your +entity aliases (and the devices to expose to Google Assistant) in your +[Home Assistant Cloud settings](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/cloud/). -

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+Multi-language can be an important factor when using Google Assistant, as those +can be configured to support two languages at the same time. For example, +English and Dutch simultaneously. Aliases allow you to provide names +for translations as an alias. For instance, I have added +"Woonkamer stofzuiger" (Dutch) as an alias to my living room vacuum. -The aliases configuration can be found on each entity dialog, in the advanced -settings section. It does require that entities are managable via the UI. +Screenshot showing adding multiple languages as aliases via the Home Assistant Cloud manage entities screen + +It was previously possible to configure Google Assistant-specific aliases via +YAML as well, and this remains working. You can use either YAML or easily manage +them via the UI. ## Matter updates diff --git a/source/images/blog/2023-01/aliases-cloud-multi-language.png b/source/images/blog/2023-01/aliases-cloud-multi-language.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..92e482705ca Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2023-01/aliases-cloud-multi-language.png differ diff --git a/source/images/blog/2023-01/aliases.png b/source/images/blog/2023-01/aliases.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a87b63ebd8a Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2023-01/aliases.png differ